Tell the Purim story in a new way: By making a set of puppets out of an old deck of cards!

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

Jump into the story of Cinderella by making a pumpkin coach of your own!

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

Finger puppets encourage creative play, communication, and they give you a great way to share the Passover story with your kids.

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Build good first grade reading and writing skills, as well as family peace and quiet, with this hand made story book about mornings in your home.

Children will learn about diversity, hear a story that reflects appreciation and acceptance of differences, and connect with a pen pal in another country through writing and drawing a letter.

Play this homophone game with your child the next time you sit down with them to read a story and help them build some valuable reading skills.

In this activity, you and your child will read a story about heartfulness, practice heartfulness by sending kind wishes to others, and draw pictures of those you both love and care for (such as family members, friends, or pets).

Determination can go along way, especially in difficult times. In this home activity, your child will hear the true story of Ivy, the very determined dog, who plays, loves, and runs, just like the other dogs, even though she does not have the ability to

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Delight your first grader by combining a reading activity with a fun "tea party" as she unscrambles cut-up words in a tea bag to form sentences and stories.

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

Children get creative with this fun, imaginative activity that combines an upcycled everyday household item with a few craft supplies.

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

Encourage your writer to uncover their imagination and storytelling skills by authoring their very own book.

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.